Danny D. Hayes v. Reorganized School

Plaintiff appeals after a jury verdict and subsequent judgment against him in this replevin action for possession of a 60 foot x 40 foot trailer. He claims error in the introduction of evidence and in an instruction tendered by defendants. Plaintiff was the titled owner of the trailer. In September of 1972, he entered into an oral arrangement with defendants for the lease and purchase of the trailer. The only dispute in the evidence regarding this agreement was the total price to be paid. Annual payments were made by the school district to plaintiff in 1972, 1973, and 1974. Thereafter, the parties entered into the following document [signatures omitted]: